Five hours earlier.
The Celestial Heavenly Sect was in a state of heightened alert. The news of the discovery of Blood Whisperer traces had sent ripples of concern throughout the Sect.
Su Yen, ever ready to face such threats, was about to rush to the location when he felt an unexpected pulsation from his heart.
Something, or someone, was calling out to him, a sensation that seemed to defy explanation.
He sprang up from his seat, his brow furrowing in puzzlement, as he turned his gaze toward the Sect's ancestral ground.
"Is the pagoda calling me?" Su Yen murmured to himself, the hint of confusion apparent on his face.
Despite the enigma of the situation, he made the decision to heed the call of the pagoda before embarking on his mission to confront the Blood Whisperers. As he entered the ancestral ground, he stood before the hovering black pagoda.
